What color is #778375?

#778375 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #778375?

The RGB value is 119, 131, 117: 119 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #778375?

The complementary color is #817583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #778375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#778375 color

#778375 rgb(119, 131, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #778375 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 51.4% green and 45.9% blue (119, 131, 117).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#778375 color codes

HEX	`#778375`
RGB	`rgb(119, 131, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 51.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, -7.24, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 9.45, 139.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.934, 21.439, 19.967)`
Decimal	`7832437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #778375, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #778375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#778375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #778375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #778375; }
.text { color: #778375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #778375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 131 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #778375, #75837a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #778375?: #778375 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #778375?: The RGB value is 119, 131, 117: 119 red, 131 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #778375?: The complementary color is #817583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #778375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.